Pension schemes will lose out on millions of pounds each in unclaimed tax refunds, unless they submit claims this month.

Scheme members face continued uncertainty as to which of their assets are eligible for Pension Protection Fund (PPF) incorporation, following an inconclusive court ruling.

The government blocked its new National Employee Savings Trust (Nest) administrator from signing a long-term deal until political uncertainty over the programme is settled.

The appointment of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has put the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) three months ahead of schedule.

The government has scrapped plans to soften scheme disclosure requirements over fears members could suffer.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for the tax-free annual pensions allowance to be slashed to a sixth of its current level.

The 2012 pension reforms could carry a hidden cost of up to £1bn a month for the country's smallest businesses, Pensions Week research shows.

The government could save £130bn in public sector net debt by raising the state pension age (SPA) faster and further than currently planned.

The news that the government will accept group self invested personal pensions (Sipps) as a qualifying scheme for autoenrolment purposes has been welcomed by providers.

Employers are being advised to stress test their pension and redundancy policies after a local council lost an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case over age discrimination.

The industry has broadly welcomed a move to set up a steering group to develop the long-term future of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) risk-based levy.

"Bogus schemes" could be at the centre of the arrests of 11 independent financial advisers (IFAs) and self invested personal pensions (Sipp) operators.

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Shadow chancellor George Osbourne has pledged to consult with the pensions industry before bringing in future tax changes if the Conservatives are elected to government.

Angela Eagle has succeeded Rosie Winterton to become the sixteenth pensions minister since Labour came to power in 1997.

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Two-thirds of companies are concerned about the impact of auto-enrolment, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) latest pensions survey.

The Pensions Regulator has issued a statement urging trustees to renegotiate their deficit reduction plans to relieve pressure on employers during the recession.

The Pensions Regulator has issued a statement urging trustees to renegotiate their deficit reduction plans to relieve pressure on employers during the recession.

The government’s report into whether auto-enrolment will benefit employees has met with mixed reactions.

The government is continuing to ignore the means-testing issue and how it will affect personal accounts, according to pensions experts.